World Press Reacts to Controversy
Of Muhammad Cartoon Publication

Updated Feb. 3, 2006 10:19 p.m. ET

A publication of cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper last September that was reprinted in other European publications this week has led to outrage in the Muslim world &ndash; and mixed reactions in the world press.

Some publications protested what they perceived a danger to freedom of speech, especially after the editor of France Soir was fired following the French newspaper's publication of the...